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Backing up the PS3 filewise.

  • 16-12-2008 8:49pm
    #1
    noodler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,734 ✭✭✭✭


    I am looking to invest in a 16gb Flash USB drive. Can anyone rec one?

    Is it fair to say that you would only really need to back up game saves? And that they would be less then 4GB and so would have no problem being backed up in one go? (The FAT32 limitation I keep hearing about).


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  • #2
    giggsy664
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,457 ✭✭✭giggsy664


    Game saves are literally kilobytes, a few megabytes at most. I'd be happy with a 1GB flash drive for save backups.


  • #3
    noodler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,734 ✭✭✭✭noodler


    No doubt but I may (shock horror) use it for other things. Anyway, is there nothing else you would back up? Hmmm, I can't think of anything.


  • #4
    TestTransmission
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,106 ✭✭✭✭TestTransmission


    You can back up the whole system...that takes up quite a bit more space. :D


  • #5
    noodler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,734 ✭✭✭✭noodler


    Yeah, I have no External HD so I have to be selective.


  • #6
    eddhorse
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,785 ✭✭✭eddhorse


    External hard drives are €60 for around 250GB, next time you think of buying a game invest in one


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  • #7
    noodler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,734 ✭✭✭✭noodler


    Still couldn't transfer more than 4GB at a time though could I?


  • #8
    ravydavygravy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 545 ✭✭✭ravydavygravy


    The ps3 backup utility will take care of any issues like that - you just plug in the hard drive, press "backup", and off it goes for a few hours. It will give you a full system restore in the event of a failure - saves, game data, demos, movies,mp3s, etc....


    Dave


  • #9
    Otacon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,721 ✭✭✭Otacon


    noodler wrote: »
    Still couldn't transfer more than 4GB at a time though could I?

    You can back up the entire system (game saves, settings, demos, PSN games, movie, music, pics, etc.) onto an external HDD very easily. Just go to the Settings tab on the XMB and scroll down to System Settings. In there, you'll find a Back-Up/Restore feature.

    I used it when I put a 320GB HDD into my PS3. I backed it up first, swapped HDDs and restored. Worked perfectly.


  • #10
    noodler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,734 ✭✭✭✭noodler


    While were on the subject. Are external hard drives not susceptible to corruption?


  • #11
    L'prof
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,046 ✭✭✭✭L'prof


    noodler wrote: »
    While were on the subject. Are external hard drives not susceptible to corruption?

    Isn't everybody/everything :D

    newbribe.jpg


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  • #12
    K.O.Kiki
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,823 ✭✭✭✭K.O.Kiki


    noodler wrote:
    Still couldn't transfer more than 4GB at a time though could I?
    The FAT32 limitation is 4Gb/file, not total transfer.


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